Monday, 18 February 2013

the 8th plague


The 8th plague = locusts = grasshoppers. The common name for that African species is foaming grasshopper, 'cause not only is it toxic to eat (check out bright red markings to warn predators), but it secretes a noxious foam.

The two figures are from a painting by Hans Holbein. The naked guy is supposed to be Man. I don't know who the other guy is. I made it through junior high Latin, so I'll hazard a wild guess that the inscription on the rock says, "I am miserable Man something something my body is mortal." No shit!
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7 comments:

  1. vivienne strauss18 February 2013 at 23:06

    truly ominous!

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  2. Wastedpapiers19 February 2013 at 02:04

    Ooh scary! Nice bit of nibbling!

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  3. Crafty Dogma19 February 2013 at 11:51

    Nice one Fi! The locust makes my skin crawl.

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  4. paperworker19 February 2013 at 12:10

    Love the contrast between the Big Bug and our poor mortals!

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  5. Sabine19 February 2013 at 12:57

    This grashopper is enormous huge - I can immediately imagine the mortal fright of the twosome - great collage for a tremendous plague!

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  6. MonoCassette20 February 2013 at 11:49

    Powerful image Fi. Reminding me of a few movies...particularly The Good Earth.

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  7. Fi Webster20 February 2013 at 14:16

    Thanks for the great comments, y'all!

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